[Dixielandjazz] Favorite Piano Solos

[Stan Brager]

Steve;

Listen to Jess Stacy's piano work behind Goodman's last solo on Sing, Sing, 
Sing. You can hear Jess working into the mood of his outstanding solo. With 
all the excitement of Goodman's, Musso's, Krupa's and James' solos as well 
the entire band, Jess' thoughtful work stands out in dramatic relief.

Jess wasn't supposed to solo on Sing, Sing, Sing - it just happened. Even 
Benny was surprised. He chuckled, "Yeah, Jess" and turns the mike over to 
the pianist.

This is what jazz is about.

The fact that this January 16, 1938 concert was captured on disc and 
eventually became one of the best selling jazz recordings of all time is 
another amazing story.

Stan
Stan Brager
Trombonist-in-Training

-----Original Message-----
From:	Stephen Barbone [SMTP:barbonestreet@earthlink.net]
Sent:	Tuesday, November 12, 2002 8:02 PM
To:	RAHBerry@aol.com
Cc:	dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com
Subject:	Re: [Dixielandjazz] Favorite Piano Solos

Carnegie Hall with Benny Goodman's Band, 1938. Right in the middle of 
"Sing, Sing, Sing" he plays a remarkable piano
solo. Just seems to come out of the blue and it is magnificent to my ears. 
This solo almost got lost in the middle of
all of the hoopla about Sing, Sing, Sing, Benny's solo, Krupa's solo etc., 
but to me it is Stacy's solo that outshines
them all, and as far as I am concerned, a very magic moment for him, and 
perhaps the best he ever did.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

RAHBerry@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Steve,
> I must be the only person on the DJML who doesn't know which Jess Stacy 
solo you're referring to.  Please wise me up.
> Rae Ann